I do like to wear a head covering of some sort, but lace mantillas, as charming as they look on ladies of Latin and Mediterranean culture, isn’t a part of my cultural heritage, so to wear one, even to Mass feels . . . very odd.

Big, showy broad-brimmed hats with fat poufy flowers are on parade among the ladies who attend the Baptist and Pentecostal churches downtown, and are available in stores, too. In my suburban parish, such hats would have too much of a “hey! look at me!” factor for my taste. I’ve been experimenting with berets and various not-too-large caps in neutral colors, instead. Although what to do with one’s hair can be a bit of a conundrum, too.

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